(the) Great Seal

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• Lord Keeper of the Great Seal — The Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, and later of Great Britain, was formerly an officer of the English Crown charged with physical custody of the Great Seal of England. This evolved into one of the Great Officers of State.The seal,… …   Wikipedia

• Keeper of the Great Seal — can refer to: *Keeper of the Great Seal of Canada *Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland *Keeper of the Great Seal of the State of Illinois *Keeper of the Great Seal of Wisconsin *Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Englandee also*Keeper of the Seals …   Wikipedia

• Keeper of the great seal — Keeper Keep er, n. 1. One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which, holds or has possession of anything. [1913 Webster] 2. One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners. [1913 Webster] 3. One… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To put the great seal into commission — Commission Com*mis sion, n. [F., fr. L. commissio. See {Commit}.] 1. The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating. [1913 Webster] Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a certain degree of hardness. South. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• keeper of the great seal — or keeper of the seal : a high officer of state in England and Scotland who has custody of the great seal : lord chancellor …   Useful english dictionary

• Lord Keeper of the Great Seal — Der Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, später auch von Großbritannien, war früher ein Staatsbeamter der englischen Krone, dem die Aufbewahrung des Großsiegels von England oblag. Dadurch wurde er einer der Great Officers of State, der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• keeper of the great seal — In English law, a high officer of state, through whose hands pass all charters, grants, and commissions of the king under the great seal …   Black's law dictionary

• keeper of the great seal — In English law, a high officer of state, through whose hands pass all charters, grants, and commissions of the king under the great seal …   Black's law dictionary

• keeper of the great seal — The chancellor or lord keeper, who was the custodian of the king s great seal, and an officer of great importance and power in the kingdom. In rank he was superior to every temporal lord and held a large number of offices and honors, ex officio.… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• testimonial of the great seal — the quarter seal of Scotland …   Useful english dictionary